Books written by male authors (2032)


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I'll Sell You a Dog by Juan Pablo Villalobos EN

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Everything that can be done to fend off the boredom of retirement and old age, while still holding a beer.

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things : A Novel by Iain Reid EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Description:
Includes Reader's Guide with discussion questions.


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Idiotul by F.M. Dostoievski RO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Intors la Sankt Petersburg dupa un lung tratament la un sanatoriu din Elvetia, printul Lev Nikolaevici Miskin este luat in ris de inalta societatea a orasului, care il socoteste sarac cu duhul. Miskin se poarta mereu cu o sinceritate stingace, luata de majoritatea oamenilor drept prostie sau perfidie. In puritatea lui, Miskin se simte atras, din motive diferite, de doua femei de situatii opuse: Aglaia Ivanovna, femeia „cinstita”, de familie buna, de care e indragostit, si Nastasia Filippovna, femeia „compromisa”, de care printul se simte legat poate chiar mai profund, prin compasiunea pe care ... continue

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If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life. Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, he can have one extra day of life. And so begins a very bizarre week . . . Because how do you decide what makes life ... continue

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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, William Weaver EN

Rating: 5 (7 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
Introduction by Peter Washington; Translation by William Weaver Italo Calvino’s masterpiece combines a love story and a detective story into an exhilarating allegory of reading, in which the reader of the book becomes the book’s central character. Based on a witty analogy between the reader’s desire to finish the story and the lover’s desire to consummate his or her passion, IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book—IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER, by Italo Calvino, of course—are constantly and comically frustrated. ... continue
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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Leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary, and a quest.
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If You Can : How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J. Bernstein EN

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William J. Bernstein promises to lay out an investment strategy that any seven year old could understand and will take just 15 minutes of work per year. He also promises it will beat 90% of finance professionals in the long run, but still make you a millionaire over time. Bernstein is addressing young Americans just embarking on their working careers. Bernstein advocates saving 15% of one's salary starting no later than age 25 into tax-sheltered savings plans (IRA or 401(k) in the U.S., RRSPs or Registered Pension Plans in Canada), and divvying up the money into just three mutual funds: a U.S.... continue

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Igualtat de ritus by Terry Pratchett CA

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Catalan version of Equal Rites. A funny story of a little girl that became a powerful wizard by mistake.

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Ik zal de wereld nooit meer zien : aantekeningen uit de gevangenis by Ahmet Altan NL

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Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
Description:
Persoonlijk relaas door de Turkse schrijver en journalist (1950) over zijn verblijf in de gevangenis als politieke gevangene na de mislukte coup van 2016.